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wet
What does wet mean?
wet (adjective): of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use wet in a sentence?
- I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The baby is wet and needs its nappy changed. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce wet?
/wɛt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does wet come from?
From Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle English weten (“to wet”), from Old English wǣtan (“to wet, moisten, water”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of wet?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “wet” mean?
exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate
Not quite: that's what excessive means.
precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
Not quite: that's what explicit means.
fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behavior or thinking; ripe
Not quite: that's what mature means.
of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water
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